Armok_GoB comments on To what degree do we have goals? - Less Wrong

45 Post author: Yvain 15 July 2011 11:11PM

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Comment author: Armok_GoB 19 July 2011 01:23:15PM 4 points [-]

It's pretty mush how the brain treats any proper tool use. In fact, at the present moment I sort of consider the entire internet, including your brain, as part of my extended body. :p

There was this great set of experiments I read about long ago and vaguely remember. There was one with two rubber staffs you held crossed and one with a rubber hand someone hit with a hammer and one where you used VR visors to look through a camera behind your back and some stuff like that.

There is an IMMENSE flexibility in what senses and objects the human brain can include in it's self image. Really fascinating area, love this kind of thing.